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State Flower · •Originated to copy European dances. State Fossil. Paluxysaurus Jonesi •...
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State Flower
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Bluebonnet• Adopted 1901• Other names include
Buffalo Clover, Wolf Flower, and Rabbit Flower.
• Called Bluebonnet because it looks like a sunbonnet.
• Colors vary from white to blue.
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State Tree
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Pecan• Adopted 1919• Possibly because of
Governor James Hogg’s request that a pecan tree be planted at his grave
• Pecan trees in prehistoric Texas?
• Some 300 years old• Many varieties• Texas largest producer of
native pecans
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State Bird
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Mockingbird
• Adopted 1927• Requested because it
fights for the protection of its home, “like any true Texan”
• Five other states use as their state bird
• Imitates different sounds—up to 36!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQYgQWbgfvk
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State Stone
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Petrified Palm Wood• Adopted 1969• Actually fossilized
palmwood• Found in coastal
plains and woodlands• Varies in color from
red/brown to clear.• http://www.bernardine
.com/gemstones/palm-wood-rough.htm
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State Grass
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Sideoats Grama
• Adopted in 1971• Grows in lots of
different soils.• Good for animals to
eat.• Most Texas grasses
come from other places—this one is native to Texas.
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State Plant
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Prickly Pear Cactus• Adopted 1995• Flowers are bright
yellow or orange with red centers
• Fruit pear shaped and yellow-red to purple
• Pads eaten by after spines are removed
• Young pads called nopalitos
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State Reptile
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Texas Horned Toad• Adopted 1993• Suggested by a ten year
old boy• Threatened species• Chosen because it has a
forbidding appearance with a peaceful nature
• http://www.texasescapes.com/FEATURES/Believe_It/Ol'_Rip/feature_night_of_the_Iguana.htm
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State Large Mammal
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Longhorn
• Adopted 1995• Tough cattle that can
survive difficult Texas land and weather
• Helped create the image of the west
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State Small Mammal
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Armadillo• Adopted 1995• Armadillos have 4
identical babies at one time
• Active at night• Eat insects• Nine banded only species
in Texas• Can’t swim—holds its
breath and walks under water
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State Motto
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Friendship
• Adopted 1930• Reflects the spirit that
has influence the people of Texas
• Texas, or Tejas, was the Spanish Pronunciation of an Indian word meaning “friends.”
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State Flying Mammal
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Mexican Free-Tailed Bat• Adopted 1995• Tails protrude well
beyond tail membrane••
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State Insect
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Monarch Butterfly• Adopted 1989• The only butterfly that
migrates both north and south as birds do
• Go the same place every year
• The caterpillar will make a bird sick
• http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm
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State Seashell
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Lightning Whelk• Adopted 1987• Found only on Gulf
Coast• Few shells that open
on the left side• Named for its colored
stripes• Not easy to find on
the beach• Eat clams
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State Food
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Chili
• Adopted 1977• Texas original—first
canned chili in San Antonio in 1911—Gebhardt Chili
• Corsicana introduced Wolf Brand Chili in 1921
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State Snack
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Chips and Salsa
• Adopted 2003• School children near
Mission, Texas asked for it to be adopted
• Mission, Texas, is the home of the mission tortilla factory
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State Musical Instrument
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Guitar
• Adopted in 1997• Usually has six string• Used for many kinds
of music• Used by cowboys on
cattle drives
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State Fish
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Guadalupe bass• Adopted 1989• No other state has this
fish• Discovered by a French
scientist named Trecul during 1850’s
• Can survive drought, foods, northers
• Not a bass—really a sunfish
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State Sport
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Rodeo
• Adopted 1997• Many different parts
of this sport• Originated in Mexico
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State Gem
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Texas Blue Topaz• Adopted in 1969• Found in the Llano uplift
area near Mason• Becoming a rare stone• Blue-clear• Birthstone for November• Lone Star Cut—the
official state gemstone cut
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State Vegetable
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Texas Sweet Onion• Adopted 1995• Texas produces more
onions than any other state
• Texas Sweet Onion developed by Texas A&M
• Its nickname is “no more tears”onion.
• Low sulfur and high water
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State Fruit
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Ruby Red Grapefruit
• Adopted 1993• Developed near
Brownsville• Less acid than other
grapefruits• Named for its color• Texas, California, and
Florida are leading producers
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State Tall Ship
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Elissa
• Built in Scotland in 1877
• 3 masts—iron hull• Not a replica—a
restored ship• Adopted as our
symbol in 2005• Can see in Galveston
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State Ship
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U.S.S. Texas• Adopted 1995• Oldest remaining
droudnought• Served in both World
Wars• 2nd of 4 ships called
U.S. S. Texas• Located at San
Jacinto Historical Park
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State Pepper
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Jalapeno
• Adopted 1995• Pepper comes from
Mexico• Used in many foods• Many grown in Texas
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State Fiber
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Cotton• Adopted 1997• Texas is number one
in cotton production—4.2 million bales
• Many products made of cotton—margarine, soap, cosmetics, explosives, paper, plastics, cattle feed, clothing, even money!
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State Dance
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Square Dance
• Adopted 1991• Dance of four
couples—start out in a square shape
• Caller calls the moves• Originated to copy
European dances
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State Fossil
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Paluxysaurus Jonesi • Adopted 1997• Brachiosuau Sauropod
Pleurocoelus—means hollow side b/c of scooped shaped vertebrae
• Tracks of this dinosaur found outside of Glen Rose in the Paluxy River
• Dinosaur Valley State Park
• 3 toes up front in tracks—think it walked on its toes
Looks like a long neck, but front legs longer than hind legs
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State Dog
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blue Lacy• Adopted 2005• Only dog breed originated
in Texas• Coyote, scent hound,
greyhound• Bred by Lacy family in
Marble Falls area• Lacy family also donated
Granite for our state capitol building
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State Saltwater Fish
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Red Drum
Adopted in 2011Why?It's big--2 and a half feet long
It's tough and adaptable--swims up river, etc.
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State Native Pepper
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Chiltepin
Adopted in 1997The "father of all peppers"
Grows wildEaten by our state bird, turkeys, etc.
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State Sea Turtle
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Kemp's Ridley Sea TurtleOne of the smallest sea turtles,
but can still weigh up to 100 pounds.
Saved from extinction because Mexico and Texas worked together
Primary home is along the Texas Gulf Coast
Adopted in 2013 because of 4th graders in Galveston
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Other sources
• http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/tx_symb.htm
• http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/battleship_texas/hist.phtml
• http://www.usstexasbb35.com/• U.s.s.Texas picture
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• Blue lacy--http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dogs/tx_blue_lacy.htm
• Rodeo-http://sports.espn.go.com/prorodeo/index
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Guitarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar
• Fossil---http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/dinosaur_valley/
http://www.shgresources.com/tx/symbols/dinosaur/
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http://www.flex.net/~lonestar/armadillo.htm
Armadillo
Horned Toadhttp://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/texas_nature_trackers/horned_lizard/
Square Dance picture--www.rolli-square-dance.de
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• Grapefruit--http://primera.tamu.edu/kcchome/webpages/Origin.html
• Bass—• http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species
/gdb/• Longhorn
• http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/texaslonghorn/
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• Monarch Map--http://www.monarchwatch.org/tagmig/fallmap.htm
• Cactus pictures—• http://home.att.net/~larvalbugbio/pricklype
ar.html• Lightning whelk• http://www.shgresources.com/tx/symbols/s
hell/
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• Sideoats picture:• http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/grassht
ml/SideoatsGrama.html• Onions—• http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/publications/
onions/onionhis.html
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• Bird, Flower, Pecan pictures and information all came from Lone Star Junction
• Conquistador—united streaming• Mockingbird sound-Copyright, Jim Stasz
Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter• Petrified
Palm--http://www.bernardine.com/gemstones/palm-wood.htm